Example sentences of "be [subord] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | but it could n't of been cos it came out last week |
| 2 | How much easier and clearer it might have been if it had been possible to say that both parents and husband were equally concerned and that they might all talk together . |
| 3 | This is in part due to practice ; but there is also an influence of maturation , for if a chick is prevented from pecking at food during its second day , it will still be better at pecking on its third than on its first day ( Figure 3.5 ) but it will not be as accurate as it would have been if it had been allowed to practise . |
| 4 | The Chief Constable fussed around the Bishop , the press had been shut up , or anyway given a damn sight less than they would have been if it had n't been a priest 's body , or rather , head . |
| 5 | Forgetting the past is obviously not the positive action it ought to be if it results in waves of violence towards anyone perceived as not sufficiently ‘ German ’ . |
| 6 | A reasonable guide will be if it produces results near to or better than those predicted by equation ( 6.3 ) . |
| 7 | It would n't be if it fell , would it ! |
| 8 | THE only way men could be relied on to take the proposed male contraceptive pill would be if it enlarged certain parts of their anatomy in the way the female pill enlarges breasts . |
| 9 | According to this , we can best assess the intrinsic value of something if we ask how good or bad a thing it would be if it existed in complete isolation . |
| 10 | An obvious example would be if it reached a decision in flagrant breach of the rules of natural justice . |
| 11 | What would your ‘ payoffs ’ be if it came true ? |
| 12 | The scene of Essex 's rebellion , in which the Earl never appears , has been judged unfavourably , especially the running commentary provided by the blind ballad-singer.I wonder how widely praised this scene would be if it had issued from the hands of Brecht or one of his collaborators . |
| 13 | And punished it certainly will be if it attempts to climb after having its claws removed , for it will no longer have any grip in its feet . |
| 14 | The most damaging effect of the Education Reform Act would be if it snuffed out teachers ' belief that it is worthwhile thinking and talking about what they are doing . |
| 15 | Convert or sceptic , the philosphy seems to be if it works for you , it 's worth paying for the privilege . |
| 16 | ‘ The major benefit of the budget will be if it improves confidence . |
| 17 | Well i by definition it must be if it excludes all A classes for example . |
| 18 | I 'll have a look and see if it 's the same publishers , cos it looks the same kind of format , but then again it probably would be cos it 's aimed at the same market |
| 19 | No telegraph or telephone , just as in early days of railways , when nobody knew where a train might be until it arrived ; a track laid with rails and chairs which in some cases were dated 1865 and ballasted with earth ; semaphores of antique pattern , dropping into the post for ‘ all clear ’ and appearing to be operated on no principle at all … ’ |
| 20 | It must be because it gets me out of the tent in the middle of the night to stand and contemplate the untroubled majesty of The Plough . |
| 21 | No , I think that might be because it does n't include the welding grants , but even so , let's have a look at , down here |
| 22 | Its fascination may be because it exemplifies mankind 's continuing need for trial by fire : that quest for the ultimate human test . |
| 23 | I i , it could be because it feels quite cold and damp . |
| 24 | If it succeeds , it will be because it concentrates on achievable tasks . |
| 25 | Professional DEC watcher , Terry Shannon , claims the firm is fretting that its Alpha launch on November 10 wo n't be as impressive as it might be because it missed its goal of getting a thousand third-party software packages . |
| 26 | But if X + Y is an organic unity then the fact that it has 100 degrees of value may be because it has 90 degrees of value as a whole while Y has none . |
| 27 | However , governments have for a long time been divided over how large a merger must be before it passes out of national hands to Brussels . |
| 28 | How safe does a drug have to be before it receives a certificate ? |
| 29 | The question then arises as to how specific the Community legislation has to be before it precludes national legislation . |
| 30 | At some point or other , though Jack has never discussed the possibility in public , he appears to have suspected that all might not be as it seemed in the Nicholson household . |